Calvin Stengs

Calvin Stengs of AZ was born in Nieuw-Vennep, Netherlands on 18 December 1998 (age 27).

Calvin Stengs, born on 18 December 1998 (age 27), is a Dutch attacking midfielder with AZ, where he wears the number 14 shirt. He is valued at around £4m by Transfermarkt.

Stengs was already an important creative player for AZ by 2020-21, his most productive league season, when he scored seven goals in 30 appearances. That remains the clearest marker of his best attacking output at senior level.

He has been back in the AZ picture in 2026-27, with nine Eredivisie appearances and one league goal, plus a Johan Cruijff Schaal appearance and two in the Europa League. Across all competitions for AZ this season, he has made 12 appearances and scored once.

He was linked with a move to Celtic in August 2025 and again in July 2026. His career to this point is rooted mainly in Dutch football, with AZ the club around which the available record is built.

📈 Key stats and insights

Calvin Stengs has nine Eredivisie appearances in 2026–27 — four starts and five substitute appearances

Calvin Stengs has scored one Eredivisie goal in 2026–27

Calvin Stengs has two Europa League appearances in 2026–27

Calvin Stengs is 27 and plays as a central attacking midfielder with a €4.50m market value

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Cen Att Mid
Primary Position: Midfielder
Position

Calvin Stengs

CAM

1.87m (6ft 1in)
Height: 14
Squad Number: 73kg (11st 6lb)
Weight: 18 December 1998 (age 27)
Date of Birth: Nieuw-Vennep
Birthplace: Netherlands 🇳🇱
Country of Birth: AZ
Team: £4m (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value

📊 Season stats

Team: AZ
Eredivisie 2026 - 2027
Games: 9
Starting: 4
Substitute: 5
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: 1
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: AZ
Johan Cruijff Schaal 2026 - 2027
Games: 1
Starting: -
Substitute: 1
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: AZ
Europa League 2026 - 2027
Games: 2
Starting: -
Substitute: 2
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: 1
Reds: -

In the 2026–27 season Stengs has made nine Eredivisie appearances (four starts, five as substitute) and scored one goal; he also has one Johan Cruijff Schaal appearance and two Europa League appearances – the appearance split points to a rotational role with an emphasis on impact from the bench rather than a settled starting berth.

📋 Career stats

Team: AZ
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Netherlands 🇳🇱
Games: 9
Goals: 1

Team: Pisa
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Italy 🇮🇹
Games: 4
Goals: -

Team: Feyenoord
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: Netherlands 🇳🇱
Games: 12
Goals: 1

Team: Feyenoord
Season 2023 - 2024
Country: Netherlands 🇳🇱
Games: 29
Goals: 6

Team: Royal Antwerp
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: Belgium 🇧🇪
Games: 21
Goals: 1

Team: Nice
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: France 🇫🇷
Games: 4
Goals: -

Team: Nice
Season 2021 - 2022
Country: France 🇫🇷
Games: 24
Goals: 1

Team: AZ
Season 2020 - 2021
Country: Netherlands 🇳🇱
Games: 30
Goals: 7

Team: AZ
Season 2019 - 2020
Country: Netherlands 🇳🇱
Games: 25
Goals: 5

Team: AZ
Season 2018 - 2019
Country: Netherlands 🇳🇱
Games: 21
Goals: 3

Team: Jong AZ
Season 2018 - 2019
Country: Netherlands 🇳🇱
Games: 2
Goals: -

Team: AZ
Season 2017 - 2018
Country: Netherlands 🇳🇱
Games: 1
Goals: -

Team: AZ
Season 2016 - 2017
Country: Netherlands 🇳🇱
Games: 1
Goals: -

Stengs's career has included permanent moves and loan spells across five senior clubs — AZ, Nice, Royal Antwerp (loan), Feyenoord and Pisa (loan) — and has featured intermittent peaks, notably seasons with seven goals in 2020–21 and six goals in 2023–24, indicating periods of clear attacking output amid a career of frequent moves.

💰 Transfers

Team: AZ
28 July 2026
From: Feyenoord
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Pisa
28 August 2025
From: Feyenoord
Type: Loan

Team: Feyenoord
26 July 2023
From: Nice
Type: Fee (£5.2m)

Team: Royal Antwerp
30 August 2022
From: Nice
Type: Loan

Team: Nice
14 July 2021
From: AZ
Type: Fee (£14m)

Team: AZ
1 July 2009
Type: Trainee

Stengs moved from AZ to Nice for €14,000,000 in July 2021, was loaned to Royal Antwerp in August 2022, transferred from Nice to Feyenoord for €5,200,000 in July 2023, spent a loan at Pisa in August 2025, and returned to AZ on a free transfer in July 2026 — the sequence includes two transfer fees and two loan spells.

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